…I committed to IU Maurer. Honestly, the full tuition scholarship helped my decision immensely and I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend law school with finances not being a major barrier. I hope my cycle gives hope to those who have lower stats, but strong app materials. YOU MATTER.
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Northwestern 210 vs Berk 150? Northwestern 210 vs Berk 135? SCHOLARSHIP RECONSIDERATION -WashU initial 234k 1/30 -Gtown initial 150k 3/11 -Submitted recon 3/13 with WashU full+ -Gtown recon DENIED???? 3/25 I see now that they had already deduced that I likely had WashU. You need to use an offer that they are not…
LSAT 169 GPA 3.26 2024–25 cycle
Apply early! I applied late and ended up really stressed around deposit deadlines when I was still waiting for decisions and merit scholarship announcements. Also, future immigration lawyers, nobody in the asylum/removal defense world cares what law school you go to. Go where you can afford to go!
…Department. But seriously, don’t be afraid to prioritize scholarships over everything else, especially for public interest folks. Being debt free (or as debt free as possible for people who need to borrow for living expenses) gives you the freedom to serve the public without financially destroying yourself. And with…
I will fill this out later. If you aren’t going for scholarships, which my top schools didn’t offer, wait to submit until you’re ready. I applied to three schools and tried to make my applications (especially my top two choices H and Y) as strong as possible. My SLS was a bit rushed to apply to KHS and I had a much…
…Additionally, the higher your score is, the better scholarship you’ll receive.
…R, no GW $ (yet) :( withdrew from NU, withdrew from GW scholarship from Georgetown OOH what in fresh hell, AND THEY BUMPED IT UP YESSSSS Vandy WL oh well washu WL too wtf bye
…for NYU, American, WashU, and Michigan to meet PI scholarship deadlines. Writing LOCI’s for select waitlists.
…and engaging personal statement got me acceptances and scholarships of various amounts. Top choice was Northeastern, but New England law gave me a full ride and I’d rather attend a low ranked school with no debt, especially if I find law school isn’t for me
…fully expecting to be rejected, and got in with a sizeable scholarship. Never give up; if you have ANY interest in a school, ask for a fee waiver and take your shot!
…were too low for UVA, and I wouldn’t go without merit scholarships anyway.
…ask! Consider overall COA and location when rankings and scholarships are similar, plus visit to assess personal fit and available programs.
…yet) that since I hadn’t paid it, they were reducing my scholarship in half. Wasn’t planning on going there but I’d be beyond pissed if I was.
LSAT 167 Int'l GPA Superior 2023–24 cycle
Attending University of Tennessee
Apply to peer schools of the school you want to attend to have competing scholarship offers to negotiate with. In hindsight I would have applied to more schools for more negotiation leverage.
…UCLA: Programmatic Contribution, Challenges Addendum, Scholarship Essay. USC: Diversity of Background and Experience. UT Austin: Optional Statements 1 & 2. WashU St. Louis: Standard Diversity Statement. Notre Dame: Why NDLS & DKL Statement. UCI: Inclusive Excellence Essay. LMU: Why LMU and Standard Diversity…
TOUGH cycle but grateful to land my dream school with generous scholarship. After two months of drafting and then hating what I drafted, I came up with a very incompetent PS on a extremely difficult topic, which was why I didn’t receive more offers. But fortunately, someone understood what I wrote and believed in my…
…that undergrad simply is not. Finally - location, average scholarship offers, and career outcomes should be the primary determinant in how you decide where to apply. Rankings simply do not matter most of the time; your actual law school grades will have far more impact on what you do after school. So, pick the…
…and get decisions earlier to have more time to negotiate scholarships/aid, but I think it’s more important to send in the best application possible. Even as a first gen college grad with a good LSAT and an interesting story/career path, it still took a lot of fine tuning to create an application that had a…
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